§ Mr. Campbell-Savoursasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what information he has about how the death of Mr. Robin Walsh was classified in Oman.
§ Mr. WhitneyAs my hon. Friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department pointed out in his answer of 9 July, at column 360 this information is of a personal nature and it is not our policy to disclose it.
§ Mr. Campbell-Savoursasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (1) what were the circumstances of Mr. Robin Walsh's being taken into detention by the Oman prison service;
(2) whether he will specify the treatment received by Mr. Robin Walsh in detention in Rumaics prison, Oman.
§ Mr. WhitneyI have nothing to add to the reply given to the hon. Member on 5 July at columns295–96 by the Minister of State, my hon. Friend the Member for Shoreham (Mr. Luce).
§ Mr. Campbell-Savoursasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what information he has about why Mr. Robin Walsh was arrested in Oman.
§ Mr. WhitneyWe do not reveal details of individual consular cases other than with the consent of the person concerned, their next of kin or their authorised representatives.
§ Mr. Campbell-Savoursasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs why the detention of Mr. Robin Walsh in Oman was communicated to Her Majesty's Government.
§ Mr. WhitneyIt is usual for overseas Governments, including the Government of Oman to notify our embassies of the detention of any British national.
§ Mr. Campbell-Savoursasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs when Mr. Robin Walsh was arrested in Oman.
§ Mr. WhitneyWe were informed that Mr. Walsh had been detained on 6 July 1983.